Wilshire@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 7 months agoA wild orangutan used a medicinal plant to treat a wound, scientists sayapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square52fedilinkarrow-up1375arrow-down13
arrow-up1372arrow-down1external-linkA wild orangutan used a medicinal plant to treat a wound, scientists sayapnews.comWilshire@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square52fedilink
minus-squarejorp@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoI’m not so convinced it’s from a common ancestor, tool use has been observed in a wide variety of animals ranging from birds to octopus, and that common ancestor is unlikely to have used tools. This seems more akin to that.
I’m not so convinced it’s from a common ancestor, tool use has been observed in a wide variety of animals ranging from birds to octopus, and that common ancestor is unlikely to have used tools. This seems more akin to that.